# Marian's Dream

> Philanthropy for Animal Advocates

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- [Home](https://mariansdream.org/): Our Mission “40 years of creating and supporting programs to end pet overpopulation by preventing unwanted litters. Join us in this mission to save lives. Let’s make Marian’s Dream everyone’s dream.” Make a Difference! Take Action Marian’s Dream convened a Spay Neuter Task Force which made several recommendations. These recommendations have been endorsed by: AVMA
- [Our Team](https://mariansdream.org/our-team/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ Esther Mechler Esther put her community-organizing skills to work by founding Animal Rights Hawaii in the early 1980’s. Faced with a myriad of animal issues, the ultimate decision was to focus on companion animal problems, specifically the surplus of cats and dogs – since prevention of unwanted litters was not on the public radar
- [FAQ](https://mariansdream.org/resources/faq/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ Why spay / neuter cats by five months? There are at least five reasons: Recent research has revealed that cats spayed before their first heat cycle have a 91% lower risk of developing mammary cancer. The possibility of pyometria is also eliminated. Cats altered prior to first heat / sexual maturity (by five months)
- [Articles](https://mariansdream.org/resources/articles/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ Feline Fix by Five is a program of Marian’s Dream Feline Fix by Five | Press Release Phase 1 In January 2016, a task force was convened by Marian’s Dream at the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando to evaluate the recommended age for spaying/neutering cats. The outcome of this meeting was a consensus
- [Resources](https://mariansdream.org/resources/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ If you cannot find local assistance through this resource listing, please contact 1-800-248-SPAY. Spay / Neuter State Programs For current information on affordable spay neuter programs and clinics, please click here! When to Spay / Neuter IPSOS Marketing Study: A & U Barriers Pie chart of when to spay http://shelteroverpopulation.org/ http://shelteroverpopulation.org/ZERO_Chapter-5.pdf Earlier-than-usual neutering can ease
- [Why Fix by Five Months?](https://mariansdream.org/fix-by-five/why-fix-by-five-months/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ Why Fix by Five Months? Our animal shelters are full and homeless cats and dogs are a common problem in the United States. [et_pb_section global_module="554"][/et_pb_section] According to an IPSOS survey conducted for PetSmart Charities, nearly 75% of people either “do not know” , or think that 6 months or later is when a pet
- [Taking Action](https://mariansdream.org/fix-by-five/taking-action/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ Thank you for wanting to take action to Fix by Five Months! We want to make it as easy as possible for you to get your voice heard. Beginner Fix by Five Projects Talk with your veterinarian and as many other vets as you can about FFF! Print out articles from the Fix by
- [Resources & References](https://mariansdream.org/fix-by-five/resources-references/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ “These winds of change from old school thinking patterns to the current procedures being practiced today began with an important study conducted in 1987 which concluded that neutering dogs and cats much earlier than the traditional puberty or old age period had no ill effects.”– Diana Webster, Animal Press Welcome to our resources page where
- [Fix by Five](https://mariansdream.org/fix-by-five/): Fix by Five Months Website Enter For decades, veterinary students have been taught that six months is the minimum safe age to spay or neuter companion animals. Over the past twenty years, some veterinarians have begun to spay earlier, as early as two months/two pounds. This small change would remove the risk of unwanted litters
- [Donate](https://mariansdream.org/donate/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ “Feline Fix by Five” is a program of Marian’s Dream which is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.*All donations are 100% tax-deductible as provided by law of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are directly applied to support our programs. Select which program you would like to donate to below Donate to
- [Contact](https://mariansdream.org/contact/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ Thanks for visiting! Have any questions or comments?Please feel free to contact us by reaching out through the form below. We look forward to hearing from you! "*" indicates required fields First name* Last name* Phone Email* Message* Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
- [About Us](https://mariansdream.org/about-us/): @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@ Marian’s Story Marian’s father worked at a company that housed a division for testing pet food. Their taste testers included unaltered cats. One of the older taste testers produced a litter of kittens, two of which were all black and extremely endearing. Those two kitties were also very lucky: they came home to live